It's Monday! What are you reading? 12-30-13

Woa. 2014 is almost upon us. Wasn't it just 2007? Like, how is it already almost 2014?

I had quite a productive final reading week of 2013. I finished 101 novel-length books and I am only a few picture books away from having 500 books total read for the year. I will make the 500 mark before midnight on January 1st. :)

I also finished reading:Sold by Patricia McCormickSold is both beautiful and horrifying at the same time. Told in sparse
prose, almost as if its a novel in verse, Lakshmi's story of being sold
into prostitution at the age of 13 will haunt me for a long time.

I finished listening to:The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban
There were things I both liked and disliked about this book, but ultimately it was a satisfying listen. It kept me from being completely bored to tears while my husband and I painted our home office last week. :)

15 comments:

Best of luck with reaching 500! Giada's series is definitely one of those things I have to imagine myself as someone else so I can find something good to say about it when I try to sell it at our store.

Congratulations on reaching your 2013 reading goal (almost!) I am sure you will be finished by the stroke of midnight! I really enjoyed seeing what books you had on your favorites of the year! I had a few of the same on mine. From your list this week, I am most interested in reading Hattie Big Sky and Every Day After. Thanks for your great posts and happy reading in 2014!

I'm still entering my 2013 reads into Goodreads--NO CLUE why I didn't keep up with it all year. I am hoping by tomorrow afternoon to know how many books I've read this year! I need to get my hands on Every Day After--I've read so many good reviews of it. Good luck getting to your 500!

I know I have to read Kirby Larson's novels soon. I've been seeing Hattie for quite awhile now but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. SOLD created quite a bit of brouhaha during the Asian Festival of Children's Content a few years back here in Singapore. One speaker avidly recommended it while another felt it was not a fair portrayal of the Muslim youth experience. I know I'd have to read it to experience the book myself. Thanks for sharing all this.